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Wednesday, May 23, 2018

Time flies and now it's already one week into the holy month of Ramadan fasting. My Indonesian helpers usually break fast with water, some date palms or sweet desserts follow dinner after prayer . A scene different from what we experienced in our home country where normally a huge feast awaits on the table.

As a gesture of appreciation, I made this sweet and aromatic cake for their break fasting last night. Do not be intimidated by the extra process for making this wonderful recipe. Once you tried making it, you will get a yummy pie /cake which justify the work done. This recipe is certainly a crowd pleaser and keeper.

Whisk flour mixture together and sift into egg mixture and mix into paste form. Set aside.

将粉料一起过筛，再沥入以上蛋黄液料中搅拌融合成糊状。搁置备用。

Heat up milk in a saucepan over medium heat. Gradually pour heated milk into the egg mixture while whisking the mixture continuously to combine the mixture without cooking the eggs.

炖锅用中火煮沸牛奶。逐渐将加热的牛奶倒入鸡蛋糊中，同时连续不停地搅拌混合以免把蛋液烫熟。

Transfer the egg milk mixture back into the saucepan. Cook while whisking constantly over medium heat until the mixture thickens into custard form before turning off the heat. Whisk in vanilla and lemon juice to combine.

又再把混匀好的鸡蛋牛奶液转入炖锅，一边用中火煮一边不停地搅拌，煮至浓稠糊状即可离火，最后混入香草精和柠檬汁混匀匀即可。

Transfer pastry cream into a bowl and immediately cover the pastry surface with a cling wrap to prevent crust from forming. Allow to cool before refrigerating for several hours before using.

Remove custard cream (A) from fridge and slap a chunk of the pastry cream (A) into the center of a serving plate and place one cake layer (B) over it. Spoon a thick layer of pastry cream filling onto the cake evenly. Place the second cake layer (B) onto the filling. Set aside.

In a saucepan over medium-low, heat the cream and butter until the butter melted. Immediately pour the hot cream over the chocolate and stir until the chocolate melted and thickened to pouring consistency.

将鲜奶油，牛油加入炖锅煮沸至融化后关火。即刻倒入巧克力碎粒，搅匀搅拌至融化至稠化浇注状即可用。

Pour the chocolate glaze onto the center of the cake and allow it to flow and fall through the rims of the cake. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

立刻将稠化浇注状的巧克力酱从蛋糕的中心倒入，让巧克力酱流动并落蛋糕边缘。冷藏备用。

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Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Hello, guess you must be wondering what happened to my missing in action for the past few months. Yes, I have been held up by constant traveling since last Oct and barely home to indulge in photography and updating my blog. Last December was the most painful time for us due to the loss of our beloved pooch Coco who left us after struggling with end stage cancer. Despite having to suffer various health conditions throughout her life, she managed to hold out till the age of 15+ years old.

Combine (A) into a mixing bowl and mix into dough form. Cover with cling wrap and refrigerate overnight.

将材料A的所有材料一起混入碗里搅拌均匀成面糊后，用保鲜膜盖起来然后冷藏隔夜。

Remove the starter dough (A) from the fridge 1 hour ahead of the preparation time.

隔天，在开始制做面包的前一个小时先把隔夜面糊从冰箱取出。

With the exception of butter (C), combine the starter dough (A) and (B) into the mixing bowl of the stand mixer fitted with dough attachment and mix with lower speed until all ingredients are well combined. Alternatively you may follow the same sequence and combine the ingredients into a mixing bowl and hand knead till combined.

Add unsalted butter (C) and slowly increase the speed to medium and continue kneading for approx. 18-20 mins, until the dough becomes smooth and pass the window pane test. The same applies when you are completely kneading by hand.

Thursday, October 26, 2017

This bread is made with the leftover glutinous rice red beans dessert pulp while hoping to catch a taste of this wonderful sweet dessert from the bread. Although it is devoid of milk and eggs, the bread still comes out soft and chewy.这道面包是采用家里剩余黑糯米红豆糖水的渣而混入面包制作材料中而制作而成的。虽然面包食谱里不含牛奶及鸡蛋但是烤出的面包富有糖水的浓香味，面包体蓬松既有口感。

Combine (A) together into a bowl of a stand mixer with hook attachment. Knead at medium speed approx. 20-25 mins, until the dough becomes smooth and pliable. The same applies when you are completely kneading by hand.把材料A一起混入搅拌器依照揉面标准程序继续以中速把面团搅拌（大约20-25分钟），若是手搓面团也是以相同的标准程序将面团搓成光滑有弹性的面团。

Place dough into a slightly greased bowl. Cover bowl with either cling wrap or cloth and allow the dough to proof for 1-2 hours or until it doubled in size.

Punch down the dough. Divide the dough into 20 equal portions and mould it round. Let it rest for another 15 mins.

将面团用手压除气体，然后把面团平均分割成20等份, 滚圆盖上拧干的湿布或保鲜膜再让面团松弛15分钟.

Sprinkle the worktop with bread flour, flatten each dough into a disc and wrap in the red bean fillings (B) and seal the edges and mould round. Flatten the dough slightly and use a sharp knife or scissors to make 4 cuts (as shown in pictorial) on the edge of the dough. Arrange the dough on a baking tray line with greased parchment paper. Space the doughs 4 inches apart to make room for the doughs to expand. 台座上撒些高筋面粉，将休息好的面团用擀面棍把面团压扁，然后包入馅料B捏紧收口滚圆。然后再把包好的面团用手心轻轻地压扁，用利刀或剪刀在面团边缘割出四边(如图)。将整形好的面团排入已刷上不融化牛油(或铺上烘培纸)的烤盘上。面团之间应保留4寸的距离，给予面团膨胀的空间。然后才摆入烤盘。

Repeat the process for the balance 19 ps of dough.再重复同样的做法把其余的19份面团完成。

Spray some water over the surface with a fine mist nozzle. Final proof the bread in a unheated oven for another 50-60 mins.

将烤模放入未开火的烤箱中, 面团表面喷些水然后盖上烤箱门, 再侍发酵50-60分钟至两倍大.

8-10 Mins prior to baking time, remove baking pan from oven and turn on the oven heat to 180C degrees.

发酵好前8-10分钟, 将烤面团模从烤箱中取出, 烤箱打开预热刊至180C度.

Bake in a preheated oven at 180C degrees for 15-16 mins or until golden brown.

送入已预热至180C度的烤箱内烘烤15-16分钟至面包烤熟及表面变金黄色即可。

Remove bread from oven and allow to cool on cooling rack.

烤好后放在铁网架上放凉。

Note 注意:If you deemed the buns too much for your consumption, you may divide the dough into two equal portions after the 1st proofing. Half of it you may still proceed as per the above stated method to make buns with store bought red bean fillings. The balance half of the dough you may turn it into a loaf. 您要是觉得这食谱分量过多的话，一旦面团完成第一次发酵后，可以将面团分割成二等份，一份用来制造以上的黑糯米红豆糖水面包尔另一份用来制作面包条。For standard open lid bread loaf, bake it in a preheated oven at 170C degrees for 35-38 mins. For close lidded loaf, bake it at 210C degrees for 35-38 mins.采用无盖的面包条，可以采用预热至170C度烤箱烘烤35至38分钟。对于带有盖的面包条模具那，就得采用210C度烘烤35-38分钟即可。

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Tuesday, October 10, 2017

After the last attempt at making 3-in-1 instant white coffee flavored mooncakes two years ago, I just didn't have the time to follow up in making another until last week several days prior to celebrating mooncake festival.自从我两年前制做了三合一即溶白咖啡口味月饼后就一直没时间再做任何尝试，直到上个星期庆祝中秋节的前几天才再次制作月饼。I brought a few packets of ready made story bought mooncake fillings from Malaysia and what is missing in the preparation is the salted egg yolks. It is relatively hard to buy salted egg yolks in Jakarta unless you are prepared to buy the entire salted eggs and discard the whites. Still, we would prefer to have a tinge of savory in our home made mooncake hence I started to google for other possible alternatives. The closest I could find is to incorporate cream cheese into the store bought fillings as an alternative to create the savory touch.我从马来西亚购买了几包现成月饼馅料，唯一缺乏的就是咸蛋黄。在雅加达里相当困难能买到咸蛋黄除非您打算购买全蛋然后取出咸蛋黄而丢掉蛋清。仅此如此，我们家中成员对于月饼口味偏向甜中带咸，为了取代咸蛋我便从网络寻查不同月饼种类结果还是选择了采用奶油乳酪来取代那份咸味。

If you are interested, you may visit this site for the original version as I have made some adaptations in this posting.我已从原著的食谱上做些修改成这道月饼食谱，您若想尝试原来的版本的话可以从记载的博客里找到。

Combine all ingredients (A) and mix to form a smooth dough. Cover with cling wrap and chill in the fridge for 1 day.

将材料A混入碗，混合拌匀糅合成面团。覆盖保鲜膜冷藏隔夜松弛。

Divide cream cheese and lotus paste (B) filling into 16 parts each and shape them round. Flatten a piece of the lotus paste ball into a disc and place a ball of cream cheese. Wrap the lotus paste over the cream cheese and roll into a ball. Repeat the same for the balance 15 sets of fillings and set aside.

Dust work table with powdered sugar. Divide dough into 60g each and shape them into round balls.

桌面上撒些糖粉，将饼皮面团分割成60克等份，搓圆。

Flatten dough and place the lotus cream filling onto center of dough. Wrap dough over the filling and shape into round ball. Dust some powdered sugar into the mooncake mould as well as the completed mooncake dough.

Friday, October 6, 2017

Every year I look forward to celebrating my fur babies birthdays with some self concocted gluten free doggy food. The month of August is the most eventful for the trios as they get to eat mommy's home made birthday cake twice in a month. This is because two furry kids were born under the same month hence they get to eat special food twice in that month.

Considering the eldest dog's chronic allergies and minus some of the items from the approved list of general healthy food for dogs, I am practically left with little choice but to repeat the usage of certain vegetables or food to produce their cake.

由于爱犬老大至小就患上严重性的食物及皮肤的过敏，在食品选择上极之有限唯有采用同样的材料来制做它们的生日蛋糕。

无麸质南瓜狗狗蛋糕Gluten Free Pumpkin Doggy Cake

Ingredients 材料(A)

40g Carrot 红萝卜(tiny cubed 切成小丁）

150g Pumpkin 南瓜 (steamed & mashed 蒸熟搅成泥)

15g Brown Sugar 红糖

60g Coconut Milk 椰浆

50g Corn Oil 玉米油

2 Large Eggs 大号的鸡蛋

(B)

50g Tapioca Flour 木薯分

90g Potato Flour 马铃薯粉

1/2 Tsp Baking Powder 发酵粉

(C) Topping 表面装饰

1 Red Tomatoes 红番茄 (sliced 切片)

1 Purple Mashed Sweet Potatoes 紫色地瓜泥 (Optional 自选)

Method 做法

Combine and sieve the flour ingredients (B) together. Set aside.

将粉料B过筛在一起。搁置备用。

Steam pumpkin cubes for 15-20 mins until tender. Mashed while it is hot.

将南瓜丁用大火蒸15-20分钟至熟软即可立刻搅碎成泥状。

Preheat oven at 180C degrees.

烤箱预热至180℃度。

Combine eggs and sugar (A) into a mixing bowl and whisk to combine. Add mashed pumpkin to incorporate. Add oil and whisk to combine. Then follow by sifted flours (B) and coconut milk and mix until evenly mixed. 把材料A里的鸡蛋，砂糖一起混人盆里搅匀。接着加金瓜泥混匀，再加玉米油搅匀后又加沥好的粉料(B)，椰浆(A)混匀。

Add carrot cubes to incorporate.最后把红萝卜丁混入。

Transfer batter into a 6 inch cake pan. Decorate the top with tomato slices. 将混好的面糊置入个6寸蛋糕模具。表层上摆上红番茄片为装饰。

Bake in the centre rack of the preheated oven for 28-30 mins. 然后转入已预热烤箱的中层烘烤28至30分钟即可。

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